as i recall, the SYL albums since then were all too serious and intense for such a tongue-in-cheek message. since the last record is a big middle finger to that, it was the only time that made sense to record that song.

as i recall, the SYL albums since then were all too serious and intense for such a tongue-in-cheek message. since the last record is a big middle finger to that, it was the only time that made sense to record that song.

Fair enough. But then why was it such a staple of their live show?

And why did they expect the fans to know the lyrics - i.t. in the FTATR DVD they get Drew up on stage. Clearly he DIDN'T know the lyrics, but still, they expected that the fans would know even though it'd never been released!

as i recall, the SYL albums since then were all too serious and intense for such a tongue-in-cheek message. since the last record is a big middle finger to that, it was the only time that made sense to record that song.

Fair enough. But then why was it such a staple of their live show?

And why did they expect the fans to know the lyrics - i.t. in the FTATR DVD they get Drew up on stage. Clearly he DIDN'T know the lyrics, but still, they expected that the fans would know even though it'd never been released!

It was a fun headbanging song? Don't overthink it too much, they just always played it whenever they had a long enough set.

as i recall, the SYL albums since then were all too serious and intense for such a tongue-in-cheek message. since the last record is a big middle finger to that, it was the only time that made sense to record that song.

Fair enough. But then why was it such a staple of their live show?

And why did they expect the fans to know the lyrics - i.t. in the FTATR DVD they get Drew up on stage. Clearly he DIDN'T know the lyrics, but still, they expected that the fans would know even though it'd never been released!

The shows were usually intense and full of plenty of that angsty ragey stuff, but Devin's sense of humour was also ever present. So there was always a slightly different vibe to the albums compared to the live show. The last album was the perfect time to record it for posterity, on an album that wasn't nearly as earnest as the others. I mean, imagine FBM on City, SYL or Alien... it just wouldn't work.

As for the lyrics thing, it was just a bit of in-crowd fun, no big deal.

I always figured it was just something exclusive for No Sleep Til Bedtime and whatever other live shows he did. Though I agree, it does work best on The New Black, if you were to put it on a main album.

FBM was written by the live band for the live band to play originally. Lyrics changed night to night, depending on Devin's mood and taste. It was a nice treat for those of us who would do more than one show per tour.